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Beguine

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Noun

1. beguine

(Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life

2. beguine

music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance

3. beguine

a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Beguine

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noun
1. 
a dance of South American origin in bolero rhythm
2. 
a piece of music in the rhythm of this dance
3.  a variant of biggin1
noun
a member of a Christian sisterhood that was founded in Liège in the 12th century, and, though not taking religious vows, followed an austere life

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Beguine

see synonyms of beguine
noun
a member of certain lay sisterhoods, not under permanent vows, begun in the Low Countries in the 12th cent.
noun
a rhythmic native dance of Martinique or its music

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Beguine

see synonyms of beguine
n.
1. A ballroom dance similar to the foxtrot, based on a dance of Martinique and St. Lucia.
2. The music for this dance.
n.
Roman Catholic Church
A member of any of several lay sisterhoods founded in the Netherlands in the 13th century.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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